Epsom Derby 2015 full results: Where did your horse finish in the classic showpiece? - Mirror Online Sport Epsom Derby 2015 full results: Where did your horse finish in the classic showpiece? All the results as Frankie Dettori wins the best flat race in the world - the 236th running of the English Derby at Epsom Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Golden Horn won the 236th running of The Derby at Epsom. The favourite came to the front with around three furlongs to ride and surged beyond his rivals to guarantee glory. The John Gosden-trained horse, with Frankie Dettori on board, hadn't featured in the early skirmishes while 14/1 shot Hans Holbein went too hard, too early and faded badly. But then came Dettori on Golden Horn, riding inside William Buick's Jack Hobbs to win his second Epsom Derby by three-and-a-half lengths.

Champion: Frankie Dettori on Golden Horn celebrates after winning The Investec Derby (Photo: Reuters) Result: Golden Horn - 13/8f - L Dettori/J Gosden Jack Hobbs - 9/2 - W Buick/J Gosden Storm The Stars - 16/1 - P Cosgrave/W Haggas Giovanni Canaletto - 6-1 - RL Moore/A O'Brien Epicuris - 16/1 T Thulliez/Mme C Head-Maarek Kilimanjaro - 20/1 - J O'Brien/A O'Brien Hans Holbein - 16/1 - J Heffernan/A O'Brien Carbon Dating - 250/1 - RP Whelan/ JP Shanahan Rogue Runner - 50/1 - O Murphy/A Wohler Moheet - 33/1 - P Dobbs/R Hannon Elm Park - 10/1 - A Atzeni/A Balding Success Days - 15/1 - S Foley/K Condon Other results from Epsom: 14:00 - Stravagante (7/2), 14:35 - Aleko (

11/2), 15:10 - Flintshire (7/4), 15:45 - Capian Prince (17/2).

Live blog We're testing a new site: This content is coming soon Like us on Facebook Most Read Most Recent Most Read Most Recent The Derby 2015: horse-by-horse guide to all the runners | Sport | The Guardian The Derby 2015 The Derby 2015: horse-by-horse guide to all the runners The impressive Dante Stakes winner Golden Horn is hot favourite to give Frankie Dettori a second Epsom colts’ Classic Friday 5 June 2015 05.00 EDT Last modified on Monday 4 April 2016 08.57 EDT Close Carbon Dating Available at 250-1 with the bookies and not tempting, even at those odds. In his last three races, he has beaten a total of just one horse, finishing last of five in a trial race round Epsom in April and last of 11 in the Irish 2,000 Guineas when last seen. Hard to find a reason why he should do better this time. The Derby 2015 – live!

Read more Elm Park Unfashionably bred but improved throughout his juvenile season, winning four times and peaking with a Group One success in the Racing Post Trophy , which has been won by a subsequent Derby winner three times since 2004. Beaten six lengths in the Dante on his reappearance but the two in front of him were race-fit, whereas his preparation had been interrupted, so perhaps he will fare better this time. But the impression is that he may lack the necessary pace for a Derby run on drying ground and he did not seem at ease in a recent gallop at this track. Epicuris This French horse would have run in the Chantilly equivalent last Sunday but for red tape. He has become hard to manage at the starting stalls and requires the help of a horse whisperer, to which British officials have no objection but which the French would not allow. He won a Group One race as a two-year-old but all his form since his debut run has been in small fields on soft ground, making him hard to assess in this context. He won’t get soft ground here unless the forecast is wildly wrong and he is unlikely to be allowed to set a steady pace, as he has been doing.

If, by any chance, he is a better horse for settling behind a lead and copes well with a sound surface, he will go close, but that is quite a risk for a punter to take on minimal evidence. There is some hope in his pedigree that dry ground may be fine for him but overall his profile is that of a horse short on speed. Giovanni Canaletto Bred to be good, as a brother to the 2013 Derby winner and a half-brother to another horse who won £1m in prize money. The issue with him has been racecourse experience, or lack thereof. He was third of 18 on his debut and then won a minor race. His reappearance this spring was delayed by an infection and, when he did make it back to the track a fortnight ago, he was beaten by a filly who had been running in handicaps. But he finished very strongly that day, in a contest that did not work out well for hold-up horses. If, as seems likely, he is fitter and more streetwise for the experience, he must be a major player here. The distance and ground should suit and he will have the invaluable help of Ryan Moore.

A longer gap since his last race would have been preferable and he may still be “babyish”, as his trainer called him after that last race , but he looks the right type to run well. Golden Horn Became a hot Derby favourite quite unexpectedly by winning the Dante Stakes as third-favourite , powering past Jack Hobbs and Elm Park to win by two and three-quarter lengths. The form of his two previous races has been working out well and he caught the eye of some form judges as early as his debut, so the Dante was no one-off flash in the pan. His pedigree is equivocal on the subject of his stamina for this mile and a half but his performances on the track strongly suggest it should not be a problem. He is likely to settle well in midfield before finishing powerfully and it will take a fine rival or bad luck to stop him. Hans Holbein Closely related to an Irish Leger winner and it would be no surprise if he also ended up in long-distance races.

His trainer, Aidan O’Brien, said this week: “He will probably end up getting further than a mile and a half,” which is not the sort of admission you make about an expected Derby winner, given that the bloodstock market favours speed so heavily over stamina these days. Hans Holbein took time to get off the mark, scoring at the third attempt in April before making all on soft ground in the Chester Vase , holding off Storm The Stars. He may again race from the front here but, on a drying surface and against classier rivals, he will surely be vulnerable. Jack Hobbs Became the Derby favourite after winning by 12 lengths at Sandown in April at a time when no other candidate for the race seemed able to run an impressive trial. But that was just a handicap and he faced a much greater test in the Dante, in which he was eventually second to Golden Horn. That was a fine effort but there is no clear reason why he should turn the tables now, especially as he seems less likely than the Dante winner to be suited to Epsom’s unique demands. His trainer plans to walk the course on Saturday morning to ensure the ground still has enough give for him to be allowed to take his chance.

Kilimanjaro Was well beaten in two juvenile runs on fast ground at Gowran but has blossomed, having been given time, distance and a hood. Followed up his maiden win at Dundalk by landing the Lingfield Derby Trial a fortnight later, but that looked a weak renewal of a race that has hardly been influential in recent years. Even in victory around a course that has some of Epsom’s undulations, he did not totally convince as a horse who would be suited by the Derby course. Could run on into, say, fourth if allowed to do his own thing but it’s possible he may be used to set the race up for Giovanni Canaletto. Moheet There’s a strong suspicion that we haven’t seen the best of this horse, though whether he can make his stamina stretch to this mile and a half seems rather doubtful. He was supposed to be a miler and ran a fair race to be third in the Craven back in April, having been held up off a steady pace.

But the Guineas went badly wrong for him, his jockey riding the first two furlongs without a stirrup and then steering an erratic course in the closing stages that brought them into collision with a rival when he still had a chance to get involved. There is better to come but the likelihood is that it will require a step back down in distance. Rogue Runner German-based 100-1 shot who is hard to fancy on the strength of his fifth place in a Group Three at Frankfurt when last seen. He was favourite for that, which makes his ploddy effort the more disappointing. If the soft ground was to blame, then he might do better here but his two wins were in weak contests at Hoppegarten and he has a massive amount to prove. Storm The Stars Took him four attempts to win a race but, in hindsight, his first two efforts in October look pretty good. Having been beaten a neck by Aloft, who was later second in Elm Park’s Group One, he was beaten a head by Golden Horn. Storm The Stars finally broke his maiden at Leicester in April and stepped up on that when chasing home Hans Holbein at Chester.

Most recently, he made all to win a Goodwood race that is seen by some as the weakest of all recognised Derby trials. That was his sixth start but he still seemed to be learning on the job and was described by connections as “mentally immature” and “a big, naughty teenager, not a professional yet”. The Leger, rather than the Derby, was supposed to be the aim but he takes his chance in an open year. If he got his own way in front, he could stay on well enough for a place. Success Days Not really bred to stay this far or be this good but has earned his entry with comfortable wins in both the Ballysax and the Derrinstown, two key Irish trials for this race. Both of those were staged on very testing ground, something this grey is bred to appreciate but is not likely to get here. “Soft ground is definitely the key to him,” his trainer said after his latest success. On a drier surface, he seems sure to be caught flat-footed, as appeared to happen to him on the final run of his juvenile year.

The Derby 2015: Frankie Dettori storms to second Epsom triumph - as it happened - Telegraph The Derby 2015: Frankie Dettori storms to second Epsom triumph - as it happened Live updates from the 2015 Derby including full list of runners, latest odds, the going and results Dettori celebrates winning the Derby for a second time. Photo: Getty By Luke Brown 5:28PM BST 06 Jun 2015 Latest 17.20 And that brings us to the end of our live coverage of the 2015 Derby, where favourite Golden Horn beat Jack Hobbs into second place, to give Frankie Dettori a second win, on his return to Epsom for the first time since 2011. Goodnight! 17.15 Some words from the defeated jockey of Jack Hobbs now, William Buick: I'm very proud of (Jack Hobbs). It's all come very quick for him and he'll be a lovely horse in time. He ran a great race and they are two lovely horses, the first and second. On the day the winner was just better.

I knew when I pressed the button Frankie would be on my tail. It was a smooth race to ride in, he came there with a good chance and he ran his heart out. You'd have to look forward to him for the rest of his career. I'm very happy for John Gosden, it's an unbelievable feat and I'm far from disappointed to be second." And another few words from the winning man. listen to ‘Dettori's Cheered On In Winning Enclosure #Investec Derby’ on audioBoom 17.07 Well some people who definitely aren't happy at Frankie Dettori's success are the nation's bookmakers, who can expect to have lost a fair bit of money on the race favourite this afternoon. Already, an industry wide multi million pound payout is expected as a result of Golden Horn's success. Some of the bookies had this to say: Frankie punished us in 2007 when Authorized won and it was every bit as a bad a Derby Day result this year with the second-favourite chasing home the winner. Golden Horn only entered the ante-post picture relatively late so little damage was done there but we're clutching at straws. It was a tough day.

David Williams, Ladbrokes. Frankie is the only jockey the whole world and his dog knows and his win means the bookies have done their absolute conkers with a payout in the tens of millions. Paddy Power. Frankie has single-handedly smashed the bookies for millions of pounds. The public love Frankie and we'll be counting the cost of Dettori's Derby for some time. Frankie Dettori really is the bane of bookmakers. Jon Ivan-Duke, William Hill. 17.05 — Último Furlong (@Ultimo_Furlong) June 6, 2015 A mighty perfomance from JACK HOBBS as well and here he is getting a well-deserved cool down #InvestecDerby pic.twitter.com/YwHvjGoEX3 — Champions Series (@ChampionsSeries) June 6, 2015 17.00 More from the Derby winner, Frankie Dettori: I cannot believe that I have won the Derby again, what a thrill. Golden Horn is an unbeaten horse that has just won the Derby, and they don't get much better than that.

I am pleased for John (Gosden, Golden Horn's trainer). He's won the Derby without me, and I've won the race without him, and it's nice that twenty years later we can win it together. I hope my family are watching, I've done it for them and they are inspirational for me. John is an old time gentleman with a heart of gold, who used to be like a father figure and is now a great friend. 16.50 That was a thrilling race, and any doubts about Golden Horn's stamina have been comprehensively dispelled, as Dettori kept the favourite at the back of the field for much of the race, before he made a move on the outside and quickened clear of Jack Hobbs. That's Dettori's second Derby victory, after winning the race in 2007 on Authorized. 16.45 A fairly breathless Dettori has just had this to say to Channel 4: Fantastic! I can't believe it. A brilliant feeling, I have to pinch myself. And the owner of Golden Horn, Anthony Oppenheimer, is similarly thrilled. It's such a thrill, I can't believe it. It's amazing.

Frankie Dettori: "GOLDEN HORN hit a flat spot but once he hit top gear that was it. It's a brilliant feeling." pic.twitter.com/6oDvXWAXgN — Channel 4 Racing (@Channel4Racing) June 6, 2015 Congratulations to Frankie Dettori & Golden Horn #InvestecDerby pic.twitter.com/gJjNPCDELE — Ascot Racecourse (@Ascot) June 6, 2015 16.37 1 Golden Horn (Frankie Dettori) 13-8 2 Jack Hobbs (W Buick) 4-1 3 Storm The Stars (P Cosgrave) 16-1 4 Elm Park 9-1 CSF: 193.64 16.35 Golden Horn wins! Dettori makes a late charge on the outside and is forced all the way by Jack Hobbs, but Golden Horn seals the victory. 16.34 Golden Horn is making a charge... 16.34 Still no move from Golden Horn who is held up at the back of the chasing pack.

Jack Hobbs is riding in 5th, with Hans Holbein leading. 16.33 Elm Park is currently leading ahead of Hans Holbein, with Golden Horn somewhere towards the back. 16.32 And we're underway! 16.28 A nice clip of Frankie Dettori riding Golden Horn out, who edges out Jack Hobbs- who has just shortened to 4-1- as the favourite this afternoon. We're just moments away from the start of the race. Its Jack Hobbs each way for me. Can't see him being out of the first 3. Good luck with your picks! #EpsomDerby — michael owen (@themichaelowen) June 6, 2015 16.25 Here's a run down of the latest odds for the race in case you still fancy a flutter. Golden Horn 13-8 Rogue Runner 50-1 Carbon Dating 150-1 Golden Horn is, of course, the favourite for the race, and the Queen has decided to today wear gold. Coincidence? Surely not.

16.20 You just about have time to listen to these two pieces of audio content before we get underway. One is John McCririck performing a rather antiquated cover of the Pharrel Williams pop hit "Happy". The other is girl band The Dukebox discussing what to expect from this year's Derby. Or it might be the other way round, you'll have to work it out for yourself. listen to ‘The Dukebox Singers Entertain The Crowds At #Investec Derby’ on audioBoom 16.15 There was some minor controversy earlier in the day when the French horse Epicuris was permitted to race with a tongue-tie, even though that information hadn’t been volunteered to the press, or even the official racecards. The British Horseracing Authority however had this to say: The declaration of the tongue tie for Epicuris had been made correctly at the time of declaration. 16.10 Before the Derby gets under way in about twenty minutes time, make sure you check out Marcus Armytage's article on a revitalised Frankie Dettori, who is returning to the race for the first time since 2011.

16.05 And here's the Investec ‘Dash’ Heritage Handicap result. 1 Desert Law (Martin Lane) 16-1 2 Monsieur Joe (T P Queally) 12-1 3 Boom The Groom (L Morris) 20-1 4 Steps (Jim Crowley) 12-1 CSF: 193.64 Desert Law wins ahead of Monsieur Joe 16.00 A couple of more results to bring you before the Derby starts at half four. First, we have the result of the Investec Coronation Cup. Romsdal pulled out of the running earlier this afternoon, which left us with only four riders. And they finished in the following order. 1 Pether’s Moon (P J Dobbs) 11-1 2 Dolniya (C Soumillon) 8-11 Fav 3 Flintshire (M Guyon) 7-4 4 Sheikhzayedroad (D M Simcock) 12-1 CSF: 20.51 There's also another result to tell you about, in the Investec Woodcote Stakes race.

1 Buratino (W Buick) 2-1 Fav 2 Nelspruit (R Hughes) 11-4 3 Just Emma (Oisin Murphy) 25-1 4. Miss Moneypenny (P J Dobbs) 8-1 CSF: 7.64 listen to ‘Buratino Wins The Investec Woodcote Stakes’ on audioBoom 14.30 The first race of the day has already finished, and here is the Investec Private Banking Handicap result. 1 Stravagante (R L Moore) 7-2 2 Gibeon (R Hughes) 16-1 3 Taper Tantrum (T P Queally) 16-1 4 Dutch Uncle (L Dettori) 5-1 CSF: 58.62 Stravagante wins the first race of the day 13.45 Look who's arrived at Epsom... The Queen has arrived! @Rupertbell and @talkdants are live from Epsom.

Tune in now: pic.twitter.com/iyZPMwcSBM — talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) June 6, 2015 13.30 In other news, Romsdal has been ruled out of the Coronation Cup at 3.10, meaning there are just four runners left in that race... 13.04 Don't under-estimate just how much the Derby means to Frankie Dettori... 12.56 Latest news from the course - where the weather is sunny and warm - is that the going is Good, Good to Firm in places. And it seems the risk of thunder storms later in the day - which had been the forecast for much of the week - has passed. 12.30 Good afternoon everyone and welcome to our coverage of the 236th Derby from a sunny Epsom. It's one of the biggest days of the racing calendar and over 100,000 spectators are expected to turn out on the Surrey course, many of them hoping that Frankie Dettori - the most recognisable name in flat racing - can win a second Derby on the favourite Golden Horn .

The race starts at 4.30pm and Luke Brown will bring you all the build-up to the race from around 2.30pm. In the mean time, here is a full list of runners and riders, including the latest odds.

CARBON DATING (IRE) Pat Shanahan IRE Ronan Whelan 200-1 ELM PARK Andrew Balding Andrea Atzeni 8-1 EPICURIUS Criquette Head-Maarek FR Thierry Thulliez 18-1 GIOVANNI CANALETTO Aidan O'Brien IRE Ryan Moore 9-1 GOLDEN HORN John Gosden Frankie Dettori 7-4 HANS HOLBEIN Aidan O'Brien IRE Seamie Heffernan 16-1 JACK HOBBS John Gosden William Buick 5-1 KILIMANJARO Aidan O'Brien IRE Joseph O'Brien 20-1 MOHEET Richard Hannon Pat Dobbs 40-1 ROGUE RUNNER (GER) Andreas Wohler GER Oisin Murphy 100-1 STORM THE STARS (USA) William Haggas Pat Cosgrave 20-1 SUCCESS DAYS Ken Condon Shane Foley 16-1 Epsom Derby 2015 Results: Winner, Payouts and Order of Finish | Bleacher Report Epsom Derby 2015 Results: Winner,

 Payouts and Order of Finish By Christopher Simpson , Featured Columnist Jun 6, 2015 Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse more stories Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images Frankie Dettori won the Derby atop Golden Horn.

4.7K 0 Comments Frankie Dettori continued to resurrect his horse racing career as he won the 2015 Epsom Derby riding the odds-on favourite Golden Horn in a dramatic come-from-behind victory. The Italian won the Derby for the second time in his career as he made his first appearance in the race since 2011. The 44-year-old's career once looked to be in serious jeopardy after being handed a six-month drugs ban, but Dettori's comeback is complete with this victory—and in some style. Epsom Derby's official Twitter feed confirmed the result: Golden Horn, your Investec Derby 2015 winner pic.twitter.com/HQtWIWzCYv Here are the race results and their respective starting odds: 2015 Epsom Derby Race Results Position 6-1 Sportinglife.com All eyes were on Dettori before the race, but it was Elm Park and Hans Holbein who raced to the head of the field out of the gate. As the horses approached the mile mark, the pair remained in the lead with Storm the Stars, Epicuris and Jack Hobbs in the chasing pack with Golden Horn well behind.

Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images Thousands of spectators came out to watch the exciting race. With three furlongs to go, Jack Hobbs edged ahead of Hans Holbein, who had run magnificently up to that point. As the finish line drew nearer, Dettori spurred on Golden Horn and from seventh charged all the way to the end, pushing Jack Hobbs and powering ahead to win by a single length. Channel 4 Racing was on hand to capture the dramatic conclusion: WATCH - GOLDEN HORN with a superb victory in the Derby #Derby #Epsom — Channel 4 Racing (@Channel4Racing) June 6, 2015 Dettori was visibly ecstatic with the victory and celebrated with his trademark flying dismount: A flying dismount from Frankie Dettori! pic.twitter.com/r0XHwMjfYC — EpsomDownsRacecourse (@EpsomRacecourse) June 6, 2015 Dettori spoke to Channel 4 after the race, and said: "It is unbelievable. What a feeling. I cannot believe it. I did feel the pressure coming into it because it was up to me to mess it up.

It is such a good horse." WATCH - Initial reactions from Frankie Dettori - winning jockey of GOLDEN HORN #Epsom #Derby — Channel 4 Racing (@Channel4Racing) June 6, 2015 John Gosden, who trained both Golden Horn and Jack Hobbs, was full of praise for both horses: WATCH - Interview with GOLDEN HORN trainer John Gosden — Channel 4 Racing (@Channel4Racing) June 6, 2015 The power and endurance the pair showed was magnificent as they chased down Hans Holbein, who unfortunately faded away toward the end, and broke Aidan O'Brien's three-year winning streak at Epsom. If their Derby runs are anything to go by, both horses have a long and exciting future ahead of them. For Dettori, it seems as though he has overcome his personal demons and is well on his way to getting his career back on track. More success awaits the Italian in the future.

Epsom Derby 2015 Simon Rowlands Tip and Analysis Leave a comment Part One of The Timeform Knowledge dealt with the importance of ratings as a means of establishing the relative merit of horses (and potentially of other aspects of racing analysis). This follow-up will take the principles of race standardisation - mentioned therein - and apply them to the major trials that have been run for this year's Derby at Epsom. Race standardisation takes past runnings of a race, or similar races, establishes the performance levels achieved by the principals in those races, adjusts for things like field size, margins between horses and so on, and outputs ratings for the current race on that basis. These race-standardisation figures may then be merged with ratings arrived at by other means, notably those derived from the prior ratings of the horses themselves. After converting the margins between the horses (plus any adjustments for weights carried and age) into a "difference at the weights", shown in the "As Lbs" column, the historical figures for the race can be considered.

It can be seen that the first three in this year's Dante have all been assessed as better than the average winner/second/third in the race, if not by much: Golden Horn's rating is 6 higher than for an average winner; Jack Hobbs' rating is 3 higher than for an average runner-up; and Elm Park's rating is 1 higher than for an average third. Against that, the soundly-beaten fourth and fifth (and sixth and seventh, not shown) are considered to have run to ratings markedly lower than would usually be the case in this race. Standardisation strikes a balance between what might be expected of horses which finish close up in a given race and the degree of superiority they have shown over others. This year's Dante looked strong beforehand and strong for the principals - but not for the also-rans - after it, too. Some Chester Vase winners have been very good - none more so than 140-rated Shergar in 1981 - and some others have also gone on to Epsom glory (Ruler of The World won both races in 2013), but most recent ones have been barely Group calibre on the day.

Hans Holbein and Storm The Stars look up to scratch for first-two finishers in the race, but not significantly better than that. A higher assessment of the race would have third and fourth even further ahead of the historical pars, which would be difficult to justify. Lingfield's Derby Trial has provided several winners of The Derby at Epsom but has rather fallen out of favour of late and was downgraded from Group 3 to listed status in 2013. That is partly why a slightly negative view has been taken of this year's race. The Cocked Hat Stakes (or Predominate Stakes as it was once known) was won by one of the best Derby winners in Troy, in 1979, and by another great in Dubai Millennium in 1999, but is merely a useful listed contest on the whole nowadays. An average Chester Vase runner-up (109 Timeform rating) should be good enough to win it given the winner's average of 108, and that's exactly what Storm The Stars did in a standard year.

A latecomer to The Derby picture is Success Days, an easy winner of what is usually one of the better Derby trials in the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial at Leopardstown, though that race does not look as strong as usual. Following significant withdrawals, Success Days was left with just three opponents and little to beat. He has been rated bang on the average rating for recent winners but could be quite a bit higher if any of the beaten horses ran to the level usually seen in this contest. *** It has, all told, been rather an odd year for The Derby, with few horses coming through the conventional trials and a number of others materialising from unexpected sources. The most significant trial is often the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, but the winner of that race, Gleneagles (rated 126), was pulled out at the beginning of the week. Eighth-placed Moheet will have to improve a great deal on what he has done so far.

Other contenders include: Zawraq (at 110, a par winner of the 2000 Guineas Trial at Leopardstown but raised to 116 for the manner of his win); Epicuris (ran to 108 when second in Longchamp's Prix la Force but went too fast that day and rated 114 on two-year-old form); and Giovanni Canaletto (107 for second in Gallinule Stakes, which he should still improve upon). *** Race standards tell us not only what to expect retrospectively but what to expect in the future, at least in general terms. The average ratings for The Derby at Epsom are: 125 for the winner; 120 for the second; 119 for the third; 113 for the fourth; and 112 for the fifth. Horses running in The Derby, at the beginning of June in their first or second season, are often still progressing, but those benchmarks give an indication of how far they still need to go, if they have not got there already.

A superior Dante winner - as Golden Horn appears to be - ought to be able to win, or nearly win, The Derby, especially one lacking major contenders from the 2000 Guineas. At least "on paper". Horses do not obligingly run to averages every time, of course: if they did there would be insufficient intrigue and uncertainty to make betting on horseracing the enthralling activity it actually is! They have to encounter different conditions, favourable and unfavourable circumstances; they improve and deteriorate in ways that cannot easily be predicted; and they run well and badly for reasons we cannot begin to explain. But ratings, which record how well they have run and how well they may yet run, provide an easy-to-follow framework around which performance can be weighed and measured. A good understanding of ratings will always be a powerful weapon in the punter's arsenal.

2015 Epsom Derby tips - Giovanni Canaletto can win the 2015 Epsom Derby on Saturday 6th June - Bettingpro.com Selection - GIOVANNI CANALETTO (7/1, Paddy Power ) The world’s oldest Classic (due off at 4.30pm) remains one of British racing’s biggest draws and the famous race has been won by some of the sport’s leading names. The likes of Sea The Stars, Galileo, Nashwan, Mill Reef and Shergar all grace the contest’s illustrious roll of honour and a number of top class horses will be looking to add their name to the history books on Saturday afternoon. John Gosden’s Golden Horn (2/1, Sky Bet ) heads the market for this year’s renewal and the unbeaten Colt certainly laid down the clearest marker for the race when he powered to victory in the Dante Stakes at York last time out. That trial is considered to be one of the most informative in the build up to Epsom and the way he won has rightfully impressed plenty of ante post punters. Golden Horn winning the Dante Stakes.

The question for many will be whether or not he can stay the Derby in trip, although connections appear to be confident that he will. There is no doubt that Golden Horn deserves his place at the head of the betting, but he is a very short price and he could have his work cut out against the talented GIOVANNI CANALETTO (7/1, Paddy Power ). Aidan O’Brien’s full-brother to Ruler Of The World has been slashed across the board since it was confirmed that Ryan Moore will be in the saddle on Saturday and he heads to Epsom as the Ballydoyle number one. O’Brien has won the great race on five occasions and he has also been responsible for the last three winners, leading Australia, Camelot and Ruler Of The World to famous victories. This season’s poor performances from John F Kennedy, Ol’ Man River and Sir Isaac Newton have left the Ballydoyle 2015 Derby picture unclear, but Giovanni Canaletto has emerged as their leading hope and there are plenty of reasons to be excited about his chances this weekend.

Giovanni Canaletto wins his maiden The impeccably bred Colt looked a Group One horse for the future when he landed a maiden on his second start as a juvenile, powering six and a half lengths clear of his field at Leopardstown. O’Brien had considered running the prospect in the Group One Racing Post Trophy on the same day and he would certainly not have been out of his depth judged on that winning display. It left connections looking forward to his three-year-old campaign and the original plan had been to run him in the Chester Vase in May. A slight setback meant that he couldn’t run on the Roodee and he returned with a close second in the Gallinule Stakes on Irish Guineas weekend. It was disappointing that Giovanni Canaletto couldn’t win the race, but he was only beaten a neck by the rapidly improving Curvy and he was certainly doing his best work at the end of the Group Three. Giovanni Canaletto finishes second in the Gallinule Stakes The slow gallop also didn’t help his cause and it was encouraging that the selection finished as well as he did.

It is clear that he will be a lot better over further and he is sure to come on an awful lot for his seasonal reappearance. If that is the case then he is impossible to ignore at his generous odds and the money will continue to arrive for O’Brien’s leading Derby contender. He carries a lofty reputation in Saturday’s highlight and there is every reason to believe that he could improve past the likes of Golden Horn and Jack Hobbs. Golden Horn wins the Derby with Frankie Dettori – as it happened | Sport | The Guardian Golden Horn wins the Derby with Frankie Dettori – as it happened Favourite Golden Horn wins big race at Epsom to give jockey Frankie Dettori his second Derby victory Updated Frankie Dettori celebrates as he rides Golden Horn to victory in the Derby. Photograph: Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images Saturday 6 June 2015 12.02 EDT First published on Saturday 6 June 2015 07.04 EDT 12:02 Frankie Dettori's work is not yet done ...

He’s off to ride Hathal in the considerably less glamorous environs of Lingfield at 7.30pm and as much as I’d love to man this live blog for another two-and-half hours in order to let you know how he gets on, there’s a Champions League final on tonight that won’t watch itself, so I’m out of here. Thanks for your time and enjoy the rest of your weekend. Investec Derby 2016 - Chris Cook reports from Epsom Chris Cook Frankie Dettori wins his second Derby at Epsom on Golden Horn Read more 11:51 It's official: Golden Horn has won the Derby Frankie Dettori weighs in in decidedly unorthodox style, kneeling on the scales as he pumps the air with both fists shouting: “GO ON! GO ON!” Upon getting the all clear from the clerk of the scales, he picks up his saddle, gives it a kiss and hurls it to the ground before dashing out for the trophy presentation. 11:44 Dettori wins a thrilling Derby ... “I thought Frankie dropped him out beautifully and rode a cool race,” says John Gosden.

“I thought he rode a very cool race and Jack Dobbs ran a brilliant race as well.” Dettori took a while to settle his mount, before switching him off and then making his move at the furlong pole to win pulling away. “WE WON THE DERBY! WE WON THE DERBY!” he roars as he arrives to conduct his post-race interview with Channel 4. Frankie Dettori wins his second Derby at Epsom on Golden Horn Read more 4.30pm: 2015 Investec Derby result 1 Golden Horn (L Dettori) 13-8 Fav 2 Jack Hobbs (W Buick) 4-1 3 Storm The Stars (P Cosgrave) 16-1 12 ran Also: 6-1 Giovanni Canaletto 4th CSF: 7.60 11:36 4.30pm: Investec Derby (Group 1) 1m 4f With a furlong to go Golden Horn is driven out to win the Derby for jockey Frankie Dettori and trainer John Gosden.

He wins by a length from Jack HObbs and William Biick. Storm The Stars was third under Pat Cosgrave. Golden Horn wins the Derby for Frankie Dettori. 4.30pm: Investec Derby (Group 1) 1m 4f With two furlongs to go Hans Holbein leads from Elm Park, Epicuris and Jack Hobbs ... Updated 11:34 4.30pm: Investec Derby (Group 1) 1m 4f They’re off in the Derby with Elm Park and Hans Holbein leading the way, apparently more preoccupied with eyeballing each other than what’s going on around and behind them. Elm Park gives way, leaving Hans Holbein in front ... 11:31 Not long now ... The horses are down around the start, milling around in front of the stalls while Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir blares out over the PA. No, really: Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a cracking tune, but not one I expected to be soundtracking today’s big race. They’re loading the stalls ... Michael Owen speaks ...

michael owen (@themichaelowen) Its Jack Hobbs each way for me. Can't see him being out of the first 3. Good luck with your picks! #EpsomDerby 11:23 Epicuris playing up in the parade ring ... Despite being led around by two handlers, the French-trained 16-1 shot is looking flighty, on its toes and in no great mood for the pre-race niceties. The horses are out on the course now, preparing for the pre-race parade which will be led by Carbon Dating and Ronan Wheeling. On Racing UK, presenter Lydia Hislop suggests it’s the only time the 150-1 shot will find himself leading the field this afternoon. Zing. Chris Cook's horse-by-horse guide to the Derby Chris Cook The Derby 2015: horse-by-horse guide to all the runners Read more Chris Cook's big race preview ... Chris Cook Our tipster reckons the favourite will win the Derby to give Frankie Dettori his second success in the race.

Talking Horses: the best bets for Epsom plus all the latest racing news Read more Frankie Dettori riding Derby favourite Golden Horn during the ‘Breakfast With The Stars’ morning at Epsom racecourse on May 26. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images 3.45pm: Investec ‘Dash’ Heritage Handicap 5f result 1 Desert Law (Martin Lane) 16-1 2 Monsieur Joe (T P Queally) 12-1 3 Boom The Groom (L Morris) 20-1 4 Steps (Jim Crowley) 12-1 20 ran Also: 7-1 Jt Fav Perfect Muse, Seeking Magic CSF: 193.64 Tricast: 3945.99 Martin Lane (yellow cap) rides Desert Law to victory in The Inverstec Corporate Banking ‘Dash’.

Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images Updated 10:51 3.45pm: Investec ‘Dash’ Heritage Handicap 5f Desert Law (16-1) wins the sprint from stall No1 under Martin Lane for Paul Midgely, winning pretty nicely by over length after a perfect, uninterrupted run up the middle of the course. Monsieur Joe was second, giving Midgely the one-two and Boom The Groom was third. 10:46 3.45pm: Investec ‘Dash’ Heritage Handicap 5f Seeking Magic is the co-favourite in this one at 7-1, trained by Clive Cox and ridden by Oisin Murphy. Perfect Muse joins him at the top of the bookies’ boards. 10:36 3.45pm: Investec 'Dash' Heritage Handicap 5f Chris Cook’s thoughts: Hold onto your hats, it’s the fastest race of the year, with some runnings dipping below 54 seconds.

Caspian Prince won it last year and, although he’s earned a bigger weight this time, I’ll happily take 10-1 about an encore, with the excellent Adam Kirby back in the saddle and a handy draw for a front-runner. He was well beaten when last seen in Meydan but that was a Group One, after all. 10:24 From today's Racing Post In his weekly column, champion jockey Richard Hughes says that he would like to have partnered Pether’s Moon in the last race. “I was told by his owner, John Manley, to sit second on him in the Jockey Club Stakes,” he says. “I did as I was told, sat second and was beaten 18 lengths.

I’m not on board this time but hopefully Dobbsy can have more luck.” 3.10pm: Investec Coronation Cup (Group 1) result 1 Pether’s Moon (P J Dobbs) 11-1 2 Dolniya (C Soumillon) 8-11 Fav 3 Flintshire (M Guyon) 7-4 4 ran CSF: 20.51 Tote Trifecta: 31.40 Pat Dobbs rides Pether’s Moon (left) to victory in The Investec Coronation Cup. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images Updated Jack Hobbs will take his chance in the Derby Chris Cook Jack Hobbs will take part in today’s Derby, for which he is second-favourite, despite doubts recently expressed by his trainer, John Gosden, as to whether the horse would cope with fast ground at Epsom. John Ferguson, spokesman for the horse’s owner, Sheikh Mohammed, told Channel 4: “I think the most important thing is John has brought the horse along slowly, he didn’t run until December 27, he’s come out and progressed with every run.

John is very happy with him and, as Sheikh Mohammed has said right from the beginning, John has trained this horse brilliantly and he’s keen to run him, so that gives you every indication. I think the most important thing is, he’s a horse with a future.” Jack Hobbs and William Buick Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images Updated 10:18 3.10pm: Investec Coronation Cup (Group 1) 1m 4f An upset here as Pether’s Moon wins for jockey Pat Dobbs and trainer Richard Hannon, coming with a late run to find a gap and prevail by three-quarters of a length from Dolniya who looked a winner a half-furlong out. 10:02 3.10pm: Investec Coronation Cup (Group 1) 1m 4f With Ayrad and Romsdal declared non-runners, there are just four contestants in this race, which seems a bit of a shame on such a big afternoon. Dolniya is the odds-on favourite at 4-6, followed by Flintshire (9-4),.

Pether’s Moon (12-1) and Sheikhzayedroad (14-1). Updated Chris Cook on Epicuris and his tongue tie Chris Cook The British Horseracing Authority has confirmed that the error over the Derby runner Epicuris, whose properly declared tongue tie was not mentioned to the media, occurred at Weatherbys, racing’s secretariat. Weatherbys has been doing this job, in its various forms, for longer than any of us have been alive and has had a fine reputation until the last seven months. This is now the third blunder to have surfaced in public since the autumn. Most notable among those was the fact that they allowed The Young Master to run in a major race at Wincanton when in fact he was not qualified to take part. Inevitably, he won and then had to be disqualified when the truth emerged. On another occasion, many newspapers carried the wrong distance for a Saturday race at Towcester because of another Weatherbys error. Now comes this mistake in relation to the biggest Flat race of the year. Officials are said to regard it as another piece of shocking bad luck, since tongue ties are properly processed for thousands of races every year.

But the BHA is not offering its view of Weatherbys just yet and there may be more to come on this story during the week, once various important people are back at their desks. Updated The Derby 2015: Frankie Dettori wins second Derby with victory on Golden Horn - Telegraph The Derby 2015: Frankie Dettori wins second Derby with victory on Golden Horn Frankie Dettori steers 13-8 favourite Golden Horn to a brilliant victory in the Investec Derby at Epsom Frankie Dettori performs his trademark flying dismount at Epsom Photo: Copyright (c) 2015 Rex Features. No use without permission. By Marcus Armytage 4:37PM BST 06 Jun 2015 Frankie Dettori may now be an old head on old shoulders but the weighing room’s Peter Pan celebrated a second Investec Derby when his mount Golden Horn beat stable companion Jack Hobbs by three and a half lengths to give Newmarket trainer John Gosden a memorable 1-2 in the Epsom Classic yesterday.

• The Derby 2015 - as it happened At 44 not only was Dettori the oldest jockey riding in the 236th Derby but, with 19 previous rides in the race, he had almost more experience of it than the other 11 jockeys put together. He has not always had a happy relationship with the Derby though and it famously took him 15 rides before he finally triumphed on Authorized in 2007 and, after a well-documented career dip, it was his first ride in the race for four years. Frankie Dettori wins the Derby in front of 100,000 fans But he was coolness personified on the well-backed 13-8 favourite coming from 15 lengths off the pace midway down Tattenhill Hill to sweep past Jack Hobbs to the front at the furlong marker and win going away - just as he had predicted when walking the course in the morning.

• Ladies ' Day at Epson - the best pictures Epsom so often requires a jockey to resort to plans B,C, or even D but this was Plan A all the way; wait and pick off them off one at a time down the outside just as he did on Authorized. “He hit a bit of a flat spot three furlongs out when I initially asked him to quicken but when I got aggressive with him and gave him a crack he took off,” said the jockey whose trademark flying dismount in the winner’s enclosure brought a large smile from the Queen watching from the balcony of the Royal Box. “Once I was upsides Jack Hobbs I knew I had it won and I was a bit numb in the last 100 yards. Right now I’m in a state of shock. It all went to plan and it hasn’t sunk in. I haven’t taken a deep breath but I’m thrilled to bits.” It was also a second Derby for Gosden who won it with Benny The Dip in 1997.

“I’ve done it without him and he’s done it without me and now we’ve done it together,” said Dettori whose teaming up with the trainer this season has seen the jockey returned to the big time again. “He’s been very constructive in my career, he’s a friend, a father figure and a good mate. I’m very happy.” Dettori is delighted with his victory No trainer is more eloquent than Gosden. “Frankie didn’t panic,” he said. “He made it look simple. It could have been a complete mess if he’d gone too soon and it would have been tempting for some. For me the crucial part of the race was that first furlong when he was a bit keen but Frankie said ‘no,’ got him back and settled him. I am also beyond delighted with Jack Hobbs.” Both Gosden’s colts were having just their fourth runs and were late starters as juveniles. “I liked them a lot but they did a piece of work on the Limekilns on August 23 last year, a date ingrained on my mind, when it went horribly wrong and they both overdid themselves.

I wasn’t a happy bunny that day and put them both away for a month - that’s why Golden Horn didn’t run until October 29 and why Jack Hobbs didn’t see a racecourse until we’d finished our Christmas pudding.” The two colts had finished almost the same distance apart in the Dante, this year’s key Derby trial, at York in May after which owner-breeder Anthony Oppenheimer had expressed reservations about Golden Horn getting the Derby trip. At the time it looked like Gosden might have to be at his most persuasive to get him to supplement into the Derby rather than head for the French equivalent. But as for not staying Golden Horn, who remains unbeaten and looks an above average Derby winner, appeared as if he could have gone round again despite the race being run at a gallop set to exploit any weaknesses in the stamina department. Oppenheimer, from the diamond mining family which own De Beers and one of the owner-breeders who underpin the sport, admitted he had not taken any persuading. “ I worked out that you’re very nearly at one mile three furlongs in the Dante so we only had a furlong to find.

“I’ve won a Guineas and other Classics but this is the one race in the world I have been aspiring to win and I know my father did. Anything can go wrong so I’m immensely happy to be here today and I’ve brought a lot of the family including three grand-children.” Frankie Dettori realises he's won at Epsom It was a first British success in the Derby since Workforce won it in 2010 but it so easily might not have been. Oppenheimer’s policy is to sell the colts he breeds but Golden Horn failed to find a buyer at a reserve of 190,000 gns when offered up at auction as a yearling. There were, unlike Friday’s Oaks, no hard-luck stories in yesterday’s Derby. Elm Park ran far too free. Taken on by Hans Holbein the pair had raced seven lengths clear by the time they had gone half a mile. The Ballydoyle third string led them into the straight before tiring to finish seventh and Jack Hobbs hit the front two out after Epicuris had briefly threatened for France. Storm The Stars remained in third from almost start to finish.

But Buick, who rode Golden Horn in the Dante, knew Dettori was likely to have him in his sights. “I’m very proud of my horse,” said Buick of Jack Hobbs who will get his chance of Derby success in Ireland on June 27 while Golden Horn heads for the Eclipse. “It was a smooth race and he ran his heart out. We can now look forward to the rest of his career. I knew when I pressed the button Frankie would be on my tail. I’m very happy for John. I’m far from disappointed to be second.” But not half as happy as Dettori was to win it.

Question: Which horse won the 2015 Epsom Derby?
Answer: Golden Horn